Mid life crisis

Hi gang

I'm having a mid life crisis - well, not one that includes buying fast cars, or leaving my wife for a younger woman....

I've finally realised what a great place the world actually is!

And am learning that each and everyone of us has something good to contribute to society, regardless of what it is.

And that people, the world over, are generally kind and good to one another.

And that, if you put yourself out there, you'll find that you can connect with all these good people, and lights come on in your life.

It does happen!

I admit - I don't get out much. A lot of my time is spent in front of the computer. But that time has allowed me to earn money doing what I enjoy - writing computer software.

I used to do a lot of that, but time has taken its toll. I'm not as fast as I once was, and there are other people who are coming up with stuff that just blows me away.

But the essence of that is this: while all these new things are very cool from a developers point of view, they don't make a blip on the radar of the very people who could benefit from this new stuff.

So, given my interest in trying to help other small businesses to at least survive (given these tough economic times) let alone grow, it gives me a chance to learn all I can about what is out there in cyberland, understand it, learn it and implement it.

Then, I can start promoting and selling these new things to other small businesses, at a reasonable cost - to them, and because I haven't had to spend my time developing new stuff, for me also.

Its a win-win situation, and one which I am really looking forward to.

So this is my mid life crisis - finally having the understanding about what I can offer the world, but how to go about it!

I am so excited by the possibilities, but it also drives me to distraction!
What to focus on first? What to learn, to give back to others?

I am in crisis, but I will get through it.

What about you? Where are you in life? Is there something positive you can show the world? If so, take the chance. You only live once - as someone famous once said - "Life is not a rehearsal" - forget the naysayers and dreamstealers.

Get out there and do it!

Here's to your success - in everything you do!

Bradzo has an epiphany...

I received an email today from some mailing list thing I subscribe to, and it told about signing up for an "exclusive, secret" interview with Tony Robbins.

In part, it said "Here is your rare opportunity to join Tony as he shares some of his most intimate and affecting life moments. But more importantly, he outlines the peak state achievable by all of us, the state of mind that can be triggered at will to generate the energy and momentum to achieve an extraordinary quality of life."

I really thought about this when I read it - and I realised that I'm always at that state of mind - its just that I don't take action!

So I thought I'd share my epiphany with you (and thanks Alex, I remembered your post immediately) - and its this:

No matter what we do in life, we can always achieve something special if we just get out there and DO IT

Life's short, right? You're a long time dead, right? What are people going to say about you in one hundred years time? Think about all the people that we still talk about today - Shakespeare, Mozart, etc.

They got out there, did what they LOVED, took the criticisms levelled at them, yet still, here we are, a hundred years later, and we still talk of them (and in the case of the above) still listen to their music, and read their books.

What does that say about finding mindset to just get out there and DO IT?

To paraphrase another well known personality, "I think there's something in that for all of us....." :)

One thing - if you haven't already, go and check out Oza's blog -
http://ozameilleur.com/blog/

Oza and Mudd always make me smile, and I can read the passion that just shines through - if we can all find this, imagine what a wonderful world we could be living in!

Say it once - say it again - who needs Tony Robbins!?!?!?!

I'd love to hear your comments.

Congratulations to Stephanie Rice

Stephanie Rice - World Record Holder and Gold Medallist - Beijing 2008.

4:35.11 in heat
4:29:45 in Final

6~ seconds!

Katie Hoff:
4:34.63 in heat
4:31.71 in final.

Katie took ~3 seconds off her heat time, but Steph took ~6 seconds off her heat time!

Brilliant performance!

Congratulations to all of you.

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QR codes revisited

Ok, I'll settle down a bit now... no use getting worked up - no-one gives a toss anyway.

So I went into my local newsagent yesterday, and saw the latest issue of the Trading Post.

Guess what was front and centre of the front page? Yep! a QR code!

I wish I had bought that issue to see what it was all about. Will try to get a copy this week.

Stay tuned.

Adobe Air looks like a really good platform on which to develop RIA's (rich internet applications)

I've downloaded the 60day trial and have created a very small browser based application that looks great and works like a dream. I will publish it soon so keep checking back here and I'll post a link to it.

You can also create desktop apps with it as well, and its also cross platform, so Linux, Mac and PC users can all use the same application. It increases your market reach which is something that I've been looking for for a long time.

If you use Twhirl, then you're using an application built with Adobe Air.

I will be paying very close attention to Air and see where it takes me.

http://www.adobe.com/products/air